I don't know if we'll be seeing Clay returning on AI any more ... apparently he successfully got out of the 19 contract. Last time he was on (when he sang Earth Wind & Fire's "Fantasy", which I really enjoyed), Simon and Randy made fun of him on some morning show the next morning. It was just classless. So, who's selling out shows everywhere he goes? Not Simon and Randy. I'm very pleased that Clay was able to escape the planetary gravity of the AI machine.
Me, too. I like Clay. And I'm very glad he convinced my favorite, Kelly Clarkson, to follow him to The Firm. Another former contestant who escaped the AI machine is the ex-Marine, Josh Gracin. His first country album is doing reasonably well, and one of his songs from the album made it to #1 on the country charts.